A nurse is performing a primary survey on a child who has sustained partial thickness burns over his upper body areas. Which of the following would the nurse do first?
A) Inspect the child's skin color
B) Assess for a patent airway
C) Observe for symmetric breathing
D) Palpate the child's pulse
B
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A Southern, nominally Pentecostal, African American pediatric client is being assessed during admission. He has braided, black, kinky hair, and he celebrates Kwanzaa
The nurse should document his ethnicity and race on the nursing admission form as: 1. Ethnicity African American, race Black 2. Ethnicity Black, race African American 3. Ethnicity Pentecostal, race African American 4. Ethnicity Southern, race Black
Clinical manifestations of abdominal compartment syndrome include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Decreased cardiac output b. Decreased peripheral vascular resistance c. Decreased urine output d. Hypoxia e. Bradycardia f. Hypotension
Clients taking phenazopyridine (Pyridium) for the treatment of a urinary tract infection should be told:
a. to limit their fluid intake. b. to avoid the use of acidic juices c. that their urine may decrease in volume. d. that their urine may turn orange-red.
A nursing student is preparing to give a medication that has a black box warning. The student asks the nurse what this means. What will the nurse explain about black box warnings?
a. They indicate that a drug should not be given except in life-threatening circumstances. b. They provide detailed information about the adverse effects of the drug. c. They alert prescribers to ways to mitigate potential harm from side effects. d. They provide information about antidotes in the event toxicity occurs.